Poultry Slaughter ISSN: 1949-1581 Released December 21, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Ready-to-Cook Weight Down 3 Percent from Last Year November 2022 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. November 2023 contained 22 weekdays (including 2 holidays) and 4 Saturdays. Poultry certified wholesome during November 2023 (ready-to-cook weight) totaled 4.31 billion pounds, down 3 percent from the amount certified in November 2022. The October 2023 revised certified total at 4.74 billion pounds, was up 3 percent from October 2022. The October revision represented an increase of 7.97 million pounds from last month's preliminary pounds certified. The preliminary total live weight of all federally inspected poultry during November 2023 was 5.67 billion pounds, down 3 percent from 5.83 billion pounds a year ago. Young chickens inspected totaled 5.03 billion pounds, down 4 percent from November 2022. Mature chickens, at 60.5 million pounds, were down 6 percent from the previous year. Turkey inspections totaled 566 million pounds, up 6 percent from a year ago. Ducks totaled 17.3 million pounds, up 10 percent from last year. Young chickens slaughtered during November 2023 averaged 6.61 pounds per bird, up 1 percent from November 2022. The average live weight of mature chickens was 6.96 pounds per bird, down 1 percent from a year ago. Turkeys slaughtered during November 2023 averaged 30.6 pounds per bird, up 2 percent from November 2022. Ante-mortem condemnations during November 2023 totaled 11.8 million pounds. Condemnations were 0.21 percent of the live weight inspected, as compared with 0.22 percent a year earlier. Post-mortem condemnations, at 24.6 million pounds, were 0.57 percent of quantities inspected, as compared with 0.58 percent a year earlier. Poultry Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2023 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ------------ 1,000 head ----------- --- percent --- ------ 1,000 head ------ percent : Slaughtered : Chickens : Young ............: 793,686 824,609 760,306 96 92 8,654,265 8,654,391 100 Mature ...........: 9,169 10,409 8,701 95 84 105,380 109,685 104 Light ..........: 2,575 2,809 2,325 90 83 29,129 30,935 106 Heavy ..........: 6,594 7,600 6,376 97 84 76,251 78,750 103 Total ............: 802,855 835,018 769,007 96 92 8,759,645 8,764,076 100 : Turkeys : Young ............: 17,682 20,318 18,401 104 91 190,622 198,354 104 Old ..............: 112 211 112 100 53 1,449 1,819 126 Total ............: 17,794 20,529 18,513 104 90 192,071 200,173 104 : Ducks ..............: 2,177 2,499 2,407 111 96 24,281 25,847 106 : : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Total live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 5,215,896 5,526,154 5,028,046 96 91 56,087,368 56,576,238 101 Mature ...........: 64,440 71,754 60,542 94 84 740,157 764,269 103 Light ..........: 8,717 9,596 8,065 93 84 100,927 108,345 107 Heavy ..........: 55,723 62,158 52,477 94 84 639,230 655,924 103 Total ............: 5,280,336 5,597,908 5,088,588 96 91 56,827,525 57,340,507 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 532,304 621,189 562,530 106 91 5,961,493 6,292,598 106 Old ..............: 3,531 6,453 3,365 95 52 44,808 54,781 122 Total ............: 535,835 627,642 565,895 106 90 6,006,301 6,347,379 106 : Ducks ..............: 15,739 17,737 17,316 110 98 171,008 183,424 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 253 386 211 83 55 3,401 2,853 84 : Total ..............: 5,832,163 6,243,673 5,672,010 97 91 63,008,235 63,874,163 101 : : ------------ pounds ----------- --- percent --- ------ pounds ----- percent : Average live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 6.57 6.70 6.61 101 99 6.48 6.54 101 Mature ...........: 7.03 6.89 6.96 99 101 7.02 6.97 99 Light ..........: 3.39 3.42 3.47 102 101 3.46 3.50 101 Heavy ..........: 8.45 8.18 8.23 97 101 8.38 8.33 99 Total ............: 6.58 6.70 6.62 101 99 6.49 6.54 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 30.10 30.57 30.57 102 100 31.27 31.72 101 Old ..............: 31.53 30.58 30.04 95 98 30.92 30.12 97 Total ............: 30.11 30.57 30.57 102 100 31.27 31.71 101 : Ducks ..............: 7.23 7.10 7.19 99 101 7.04 7.10 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, ostriches, emus, rheas, and squab. Chilled and Frozen Pounds Certified by Type - United States [Ready-to-cook weights] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2023 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ----------- 1,000 pounds ---------- --- percent --- ----- 1,000 pounds ----- percent : Chilled : Chickens : Young ............: 3,678,075 3,885,232 3,547,895 96 91 39,566,265 39,903,440 101 Mature ...........: 45,447 50,550 42,007 92 83 523,319 534,796 102 Light ..........: 4,574 5,044 4,339 95 86 53,183 57,241 108 Heavy ..........: 40,873 45,506 37,668 92 83 470,136 477,555 102 Total ............: 3,723,522 3,935,782 3,589,902 96 91 40,089,584 40,438,236 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 258,465 321,845 290,203 112 90 2,920,178 3,189,872 109 Old ..............: 2,495 4,596 2,532 101 55 30,157 36,884 122 Total ............: 260,960 326,441 292,735 112 90 2,950,335 3,226,756 109 : Ducks ..............: 5,134 5,052 5,115 100 101 49,785 47,431 95 : Other 1/ ...........: 147 159 132 90 83 1,516 1,442 95 : Total ..............: 3,989,763 4,267,434 3,887,884 97 91 43,091,220 43,713,865 101 : Frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 262,818 292,042 262,089 100 90 2,787,928 2,856,859 102 Mature ...........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Light ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Heavy ..........: - - - (X) (X) - - (X) Total ............: 262,818 292,042 262,089 100 90 2,787,928 2,856,859 102 : Turkeys : Young ............: 166,988 173,523 156,299 94 90 1,853,470 1,829,984 99 Old ..............: 243 352 70 29 20 4,282 5,257 123 Total ............: 167,231 173,875 156,369 94 90 1,857,752 1,835,241 99 : Ducks ..............: 6,418 7,934 7,640 119 96 74,955 86,297 115 : Other 1/ ...........: 16 99 17 106 17 706 514 73 : Total ..............: 436,483 473,950 426,115 98 90 4,721,341 4,778,911 101 : Chilled and frozen : Chickens : Young ............: 3,940,893 4,177,274 3,809,984 97 91 42,354,193 42,760,299 101 Mature ...........: 45,447 50,550 42,007 92 83 523,319 534,796 102 Light ..........: 4,574 5,044 4,339 95 86 53,183 57,241 108 Heavy ..........: 40,873 45,506 37,668 92 83 470,136 477,555 102 Total ............: 3,986,340 4,227,824 3,851,991 97 91 42,877,512 43,295,095 101 : Turkeys : Young ............: 425,453 495,368 446,502 105 90 4,773,648 5,019,856 105 Old ..............: 2,738 4,948 2,602 95 53 34,439 42,141 122 Total ............: 428,191 500,316 449,104 105 90 4,808,087 5,061,997 105 : Ducks ..............: 11,552 12,986 12,755 110 98 124,740 133,728 107 : Other 1/ ...........: 163 258 149 91 58 2,222 1,956 88 : Total ..............: 4,426,246 4,741,384 4,313,999 97 91 47,812,561 48,492,776 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. Ante-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally inspected only] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2023 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Live weight : Chickens : Young ............: 10,492 9,798 9,557 91 98 116,630 110,671 95 Mature ...........: 661 689 720 109 104 9,380 8,875 95 Light ..........: 65 55 44 68 80 923 901 98 Heavy ..........: 596 634 676 113 107 8,457 7,974 94 Total ............: 11,153 10,487 10,277 92 98 126,010 119,546 95 : Turkeys ............: Young ............: 1,427 1,684 1,449 102 86 18,171 18,575 102 Old ..............: 17 43 21 124 49 348 382 110 Total ............: 1,444 1,727 1,470 102 85 18,519 18,957 102 : Ducks ..............: 66 100 90 136 90 918 1,025 112 : Total 1/ ...........: 12,663 12,315 11,837 93 96 145,451 139,532 96 : : percent : Percent of live : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.20 0.18 0.19 95 106 0.21 0.20 95 Mature ...........: 1.03 0.96 1.19 116 124 1.27 1.16 91 Light ..........: 0.75 0.57 0.55 73 96 0.91 0.83 91 Heavy ..........: 1.07 1.02 1.29 121 126 1.32 1.22 92 Total ............: 0.21 0.19 0.20 95 105 0.22 0.21 95 : Turkeys : Young ............: 0.27 0.27 0.26 96 96 0.30 0.30 100 Old ..............: 0.48 0.67 0.62 129 93 0.78 0.70 90 Total ............: 0.27 0.28 0.26 96 93 0.31 0.30 97 : Ducks ..............: 0.42 0.56 0.52 124 93 0.54 0.56 104 : Total 1/ ...........: 0.22 0.20 0.21 95 105 0.23 0.22 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of live weight pounds inspected. Post-Mortem Condemnations by Type - United States [Federally condemned and establishment sorted and removed] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : : November 2023 as % of : January : : : : :-----------------------: to November :2023 as Commodity : November : October : November : November : October :---------------------------:percent : 2022 : 2023 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 :of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --------- 1,000 pounds --------- --- percent --- ---- 1,000 pounds --- percent : Carcass and parts : Chickens : Young ............: 19,071 16,903 17,011 89 101 206,273 199,641 97 Mature ...........: 1,646 1,707 1,408 86 82 17,438 19,583 112 Light ..........: 376 352 273 73 78 3,975 4,352 109 Heavy ..........: 1,270 1,355 1,135 89 84 13,463 15,231 113 Total ............: 20,717 18,610 18,419 89 99 223,711 219,224 98 : Turkeys : Young ............: 4,971 6,361 5,895 119 93 56,489 60,996 108 Old ..............: 113 190 93 82 49 1,594 1,922 121 Total ............: 5,084 6,551 5,988 118 91 58,083 62,918 108 : Ducks ..............: 200 198 201 101 102 2,572 2,382 93 : Other 1/ ...........: 3 4 4 133 100 40 36 90 : Total ..............: 26,004 25,363 24,612 95 97 284,406 284,560 100 : : percent : Percent of : weight condemned 2/ : Chickens : Young ............: 0.48 0.40 0.44 92 110 0.48 0.46 96 Mature ...........: 3.50 3.27 3.24 93 99 3.22 3.53 110 Light ..........: 7.60 6.52 5.92 78 91 6.95 7.07 102 Heavy ..........: 3.01 2.89 2.93 97 101 2.78 3.09 111 Total ............: 0.52 0.44 0.48 92 109 0.52 0.50 96 : Turkeys : Young ............: 1.15 1.27 1.30 113 102 1.17 1.20 103 Old ..............: 3.96 3.70 3.45 87 93 4.42 4.36 99 Total ............: 1.17 1.29 1.32 113 102 1.19 1.23 103 : Ducks ..............: 1.70 1.50 1.55 91 103 2.02 1.75 87 : Other 1/ ...........: 1.81 1.53 2.61 144 171 1.77 1.81 102 : Total ..............: 0.58 0.53 0.57 98 108 0.59 0.58 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes geese, guineas, and squab. 2/ Pounds condemned as a percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause and Type - United States: October and November 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: - - 173 153 79,673 89,503 Mature ..........: - - 32 21 51,121 42,648 Light .........: - - 24 21 41,354 32,930 Heavy .........: - - 8 - 9,767 9,718 Total ...........: - - 205 174 130,794 132,151 : Turkeys : Young ...........: - - 7 15 6,884 7,248 Old .............: - - 14 2 622 417 Total ...........: - - 21 17 7,506 7,665 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 73,823 86,385 946 897 2,066 1,888 Mature ..........: 10,745 8,937 129 108 15,192 13,839 Light .........: 3,981 2,990 36 11 11,407 9,580 Heavy .........: 6,764 5,947 93 97 3,785 4,259 Total ...........: 84,568 95,322 1,075 1,005 17,258 15,727 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 1,761 1,315 150 107 144 123 Old .............: 580 260 5 13 171 115 Total ...........: 2,341 1,575 155 120 315 238 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 3,286 3,561 1,203 1,078 40,362 40,003 Mature ..........: 3,244 2,166 101 98 16,224 15,506 Light .........: 2,470 1,542 81 74 15,178 13,592 Heavy .........: 774 624 20 24 1,046 1,914 Total ...........: 6,530 5,727 1,304 1,176 56,586 55,509 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 173 127 475 468 1,062 1,076 Old .............: 10 12 20 12 156 65 Total ...........: 183 139 495 480 1,218 1,141 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commodity : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Chickens : Young ...........: 6,061 4,297 91,738 110,430 1,630,529 1,740,039 Mature ..........: 98 86 25,799 26,075 24,181 23,982 Light .........: 80 68 16,739 17,543 - - Heavy .........: 18 18 9,060 8,532 24,181 23,982 Total ...........: 6,159 4,383 117,537 136,505 1,654,710 1,764,021 : Turkeys : Young ...........: 171 97 5,792 4,150 71,003 76,206 Old .............: 17 3 189 91 243 129 Total ...........: 188 100 5,981 4,241 71,246 76,335 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Chickens Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: October and November 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head ---- ---- 1,000 pounds ---- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: 102,271 95,539 579,220 530,841 5.66 5.56 Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: 88,993 82,280 655,759 606,236 7.37 7.37 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) - (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 32,120 29,535 250,763 232,074 7.81 7.86 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 111,764 104,500 707,498 644,482 6.33 6.17 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 74 52 476 333 6.44 6.42 Indiana .........: 3,869 3,491 20,402 18,452 5.27 5.29 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 24,715 22,237 161,040 149,083 6.52 6.70 Louisiana .......: 15,715 14,569 109,948 97,962 7.00 6.72 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 12,862 12,196 83,792 77,453 6.51 6.35 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 62,555 58,237 431,538 395,281 6.90 6.79 Missouri ........: 31,097 27,020 172,361 143,876 5.54 5.32 Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: 10,487 9,268 67,206 59,048 6.41 6.37 Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: 282 324 1,510 1,634 5.36 5.05 : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: 2,597 2,669 13,394 12,962 5.16 4.86 North Carolina ..: 82,804 76,574 710,461 657,878 8.58 8.59 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 11,188 10,595 51,698 47,831 4.62 4.51 Oklahoma ........: 11,344 9,267 86,135 67,649 7.59 7.30 Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 14,274 13,070 83,862 76,102 5.88 5.82 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 27,441 24,837 210,559 183,277 7.67 7.38 : South Dakota ....: - - - - - - Tennessee .......: 33,369 31,262 202,896 190,050 6.08 6.08 Texas ...........: 63,507 57,592 444,863 396,786 7.00 6.89 Utah ............: - - - - - - Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 25,919 23,871 174,996 157,464 6.75 6.60 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 824,609 760,306 5,526,154 5,028,046 6.70 6.61 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Chickens Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: 447,340 409,801 1,589 1,666 0.35 0.40 Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: 495,109 456,186 1,776 1,698 0.36 0.37 California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Connecticut .....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Delaware ........: 194,783 180,406 829 785 0.42 0.43 Florida .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 531,970 489,986 2,485 2,572 0.46 0.52 : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 356 248 - - (X) (X) Indiana .........: 14,616 13,223 51 43 0.35 0.32 Iowa ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: 121,428 112,763 508 510 0.42 0.45 Louisiana .......: 82,353 73,583 404 371 0.49 0.50 Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 62,664 57,681 359 421 0.57 0.73 : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Mississippi .....: 320,280 296,562 959 871 0.30 0.29 Missouri ........: 126,132 105,134 419 250 0.33 0.24 Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: 51,296 45,065 248 321 0.48 0.71 Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: 1,096 1,196 22 31 1.97 2.50 : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: 8,260 7,955 103 126 1.24 1.56 North Carolina ..: 545,918 507,068 1,544 1,332 0.28 0.26 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 38,707 35,825 190 205 0.49 0.57 Oklahoma ........: 64,731 50,762 214 158 0.33 0.31 Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 60,006 54,307 713 710 1.17 1.29 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: 158,682 138,203 846 803 0.53 0.58 : South Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Tennessee .......: 149,862 140,610 263 431 0.18 0.31 Texas ...........: 340,993 305,337 796 713 0.23 0.23 Utah ............: - - - - (X) (X) Vermont .........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Virginia ........: 133,124 119,833 455 443 0.34 0.37 Washington ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) West Virginia ...: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 4,177,274 3,809,984 16,903 17,011 0.40 0.44 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens Condemned Post-Mortem by Cause - States and United States: October and November 2023 [Published States do not add to United States total to avoid disclosure] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Tuberculosis : Leukosis : Septicaemia :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: - - 10 31 7,728 9,434 Arkansas ..........: - - - - 337 404 Delaware ..........: - - - - 11,943 12,057 Georgia ...........: - - 2 - 12,381 15,373 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: - - 1 - 6,943 6,691 Virginia ..........: - - 1 6 1,558 1,275 : United States .....: - - 173 153 79,673 89,503 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Airsacculitis : Synovitis : Tumors :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 2,442 3,605 3 4 134 183 Arkansas ..........: 446 382 16 15 - - Delaware ..........: 3,899 5,064 1 - 37 54 Georgia ...........: 14,608 18,726 46 96 291 324 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 6,491 6,828 3 - 335 311 Virginia ..........: 240 190 4 11 20 21 : United States .....: 73,823 86,385 946 897 2,066 1,888 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Bruises : Cadaver : Contamination :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 338 481 67 131 3,517 3,078 Arkansas ..........: 11 18 - 2 227 301 Delaware ..........: 514 425 18 22 2,586 2,150 Georgia ...........: 353 326 392 264 3,541 3,707 Mississippi .......: - - - - - - North Carolina ....: - - - - - - Texas .............: 80 87 - 4 350 426 Virginia ..........: 11 18 21 6 173 154 : United States .....: 3,286 3,561 1,203 1,078 40,362 40,003 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Overscald : Miscellaneous 1/ : Unknown 2/ :----------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : head : Alabama ...........: 1,774 859 4,830 7,567 138,992 141,455 Arkansas ..........: 23 25 193 167 157,288 154,622 Delaware ..........: 148 389 2,844 3,840 4,707 4,307 Georgia ...........: 428 228 10,641 11,945 170,463 156,796 Mississippi .......: - - - - 136,857 131,401 North Carolina ....: - - - - 112,214 101,353 Texas .............: 774 631 1,272 1,497 77,076 60,095 Virginia ..........: 866 683 6,386 6,212 113,568 102,323 : United States .....: 6,061 4,297 91,738 110,430 1,630,529 1,740,039 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes any portion of the carcass affected by an inflammatory process, plant rejected carcasses, missing viscera, or ascites fluid preventing proper inspection of the carcass. 2/ Birds condemned with no cause given by federal inspectors and establishment sorters. Young Turkeys Slaughtered, Total Live Weight, and Average Live Weight - States and United States: October and November 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Slaughtered : Total : Average : : live weight : live weight State :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 head --- --- 1,000 pounds --- ----- pounds ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - - - Alaska ..........: - - - - - - Arizona .........: - - - - - - Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - - - Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) - (D) Delaware ........: - - - - - - Florida .........: - - - - - - Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) - : Hawaii ..........: - - - - - - Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 5 24 138 678 27.64 27.95 Indiana .........: 1,992 1,795 80,083 71,276 40.20 39.71 Iowa ............: 1,304 1,125 57,469 49,890 44.08 44.36 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - - - Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - - - Michigan ........: 453 426 19,291 17,847 42.62 41.92 Minnesota .......: 3,594 3,701 96,360 99,147 26.81 26.79 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) - Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - - - Nebraska ........: - - - - - - Nevada ..........: - - - - - - New Hampshire ...: - - - - - - New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - - - New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 2,030 1,884 73,181 66,865 36.05 35.50 North Dakota ....: - - - - - - Ohio ............: 657 653 30,400 29,034 46.26 44.48 Oklahoma ........: - - - - - - Oregon ..........: - - - - - - Pennsylvania ....: 963 773 23,618 20,033 24.54 25.92 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 405 311 18,376 13,508 45.36 43.43 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 14 59 439 1,809 30.54 30.58 Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - - - West Virginia ...: - - - - - - Wisconsin .......: 284 283 11,563 11,675 40.76 41.24 Wyoming .........: - - - - - - : United States ...: 20,318 18,401 621,189 562,530 30.57 30.57 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Young Turkeys Pounds Certified and Post-Mortem Condemnations - States and United States: October and November 2023 [Data may not add to totals due to rounding] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Post-mortem condemnations :Total chilled and frozen :----------------------------------------------- State : pounds certified 1/ : Carcass and parts : Percent 2/ :------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October : November : October : November : October : November ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------- 1,000 pounds --------------- ---- percent ---- : Alabama .........: - - - - (X) (X) Alaska ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Arizona .........: - - - - (X) (X) Arkansas ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: - - - - (X) (X) Connecticut .....: - (D) - (D) (X) (D) Delaware ........: - - - - (X) (X) Florida .........: - - - - (X) (X) Georgia .........: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) : Hawaii ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Idaho ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Illinois ........: 106 523 (Z) - 0.03 (X) Indiana .........: 64,377 57,061 972 911 1.49 1.57 Iowa ............: 45,218 39,148 630 532 1.37 1.34 Kansas ..........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Kentucky ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Louisiana .......: - - - - (X) (X) Maine ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : Massachusetts ...: - - - - (X) (X) Michigan ........: 14,951 13,839 211 198 1.39 1.41 Minnesota .......: 77,548 79,718 878 865 1.12 1.07 Mississippi .....: (D) - (D) - (D) (X) Missouri ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Montana .........: - - - - (X) (X) Nebraska ........: - - - - (X) (X) Nevada ..........: - - - - (X) (X) New Hampshire ...: - - - - (X) (X) New Jersey ......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : New Mexico ......: - - - - (X) (X) New York ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 57,648 52,021 344 343 0.59 0.66 North Dakota ....: - - - - (X) (X) Ohio ............: 24,170 22,872 375 294 1.53 1.27 Oklahoma ........: - - - - (X) (X) Oregon ..........: - - - - (X) (X) Pennsylvania ....: 18,791 15,910 341 267 1.78 1.65 Rhode Island ....: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) South Carolina ..: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) : South Dakota ....: 14,795 10,883 210 153 1.40 1.39 Tennessee .......: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Texas ...........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Vermont .........: 348 1,416 - - (X) (X) Virginia ........: (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) (D) Washington ......: - - - - (X) (X) West Virginia ...: - - - - (X) (X) Wisconsin .......: 9,152 9,236 117 129 1.26 1.37 Wyoming .........: - - - - (X) (X) : United States ...: 495,368 446,502 6,361 5,895 1.27 1.30 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Ready-to-cook weights. 2/ Pounds condemned as percent of pounds certified plus post-mortem condemnations. Terms and Definitions Used for Poultry Slaughter Estimates Ante-Mortem Condemnations: Birds federally condemned prior to entry into the slaughter plant which includes Dead-On-Arrival (DOA) and condemned for other causes. Average Live Weight: The weight of the whole bird, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Certified Ready-to-Cook: The weight of poultry certified wholesome by inspection after post-mortem condemnation pounds are removed. Ready-to-cook represents poultry meat ready for the marketing channel. Dressing Percent: Usually expressed as a percentage yield of frozen and chilled carcass in relation to the weight of the live bird. Ducks: Includes all ducks regardless of age and weight. Federally Inspected (FI) Plants: Plants that transport meat interstate must employ federal inspectors to assure compliance with USDA standards. Mature Chickens: Fowl from breeder and market egg flocks and stags and cocks. Number of Head: Includes post-mortem condemnations. Old Turkeys: Fully matured birds held for egg production, usually over 15 months of age. Plant, Slaughter: An establishment where birds are killed and butchered. Post-Mortem Condemnations: Carcasses or parts of birds condemned includes federally inspected and establishment sorted because of disease or mishandling and removed from the slaughter line and destroyed. Slaughter: Killing and butchering of birds primarily for food. Total Live Weight: The total weight of live birds, before slaughter. Excludes post-mortem condemnations. Young Chickens: Commercially grown broilers-fryers and other young immature birds such as roasters and capons. Young Turkeys: Young birds grown to a matured market age, and other turkeys such as fryers/roasters and young breeders. Statistical Methodology Data Sources: Data for poultry slaughter estimates are collected by inspectors of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), USDA for all Federally Inspected plants. Over 99 percent of the total United States slaughter for any species is under Federal Inspection. The number of head slaughtered daily, by species and class, as well as condemnations and total live and dressed weights are obtained by shift for each plant. Approximately 347 plants slaughtered poultry in the United States under Federal Inspection in 2022. Young chickens were slaughtered in 38 States, young turkeys in 32 States. Revision Policy: Data for the previous month and year-to-date totals are subject to revision the following month after the initial monthly estimates are published. Final data are published in the annual summary released in February and include any revisions made to current and previous year's published data. Revisions are generally the result of late reports or corrections received by FSIS from plants and are usually less than one-half of one percent. No revisions will be made to the previous year's data after publication of the annual summary in February. Procedures and Reliability: Plant inspectors submit data electronically for each shift a plant operates. An edit provides checks for the detection of errors such as invalid plant information, duplication, and erroneous data. Data are accumulated to monthly totals for this release. Data for major slaughter plants with missing reports are adjusted prior to publication to assure that all plants slaughtering a significant portion of a specific class are included. Estimates for missing shifts are made only after verifying that the plant was in operation. Adjustments are based on a shift determined to be similar to the one missing. Late reports replace imputed data as they become available. While there is a varying degree of incompleteness from month to month, it has only a minimal impact on the published totals. Poultry slaughter estimates are based on a census of operating plants and, therefore, have no sampling error. However, they may be subject to errors such as omissions, duplications, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors are minimized through strict quality controls in the edit and summarization process, and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ............................... 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